# The Adventures of Tom Sawyer — Chapters explained

> Chapter companions for The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain.

- [The Adventures of Tom Sawyer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer.md): This chapter introduces Tom Sawyer, a mischievous boy living with his Aunt Polly in St. Petersburg. After stealing jam and escaping punishment, Tom is tasked with whitewashing the fence as a penalty. He cleverly turns th
- [Tom Plays, Fights, and Hides](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/i-tom-plays-fights-and-hides.md): Aunt Polly searches for Tom, who has been sneaking jam. After a brief chase, Tom escapes punishment by tricking his aunt. Later, Tom plays hookey, gets into a fight with a well-dressed new boy, and returns home late to f
- [The Glorious Whitewasher](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/ii-the-glorious-whitewasher.md): Tom Sawyer is punished by Aunt Polly and must whitewash a long fence on a beautiful Saturday morning. After failing to convince Jim to trade places, Tom cleverly tricks Ben Rogers and other boys into doing the work for h
- [Busy at War and Love](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/iii-busy-at-war-and-love.md): Tom Sawyer, having completed his whitewashing task, receives an apple from Aunt Polly and then pelts Sid with clods for his earlier betrayal. He joins a mock military battle as a general, wins, and then encounters Becky 
- [Showing Off in Sunday School](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/iv-showing-off-in-sunday-school.md): Tom Sawyer struggles to memorize Bible verses for Sunday school, but his mind wanders. With Mary's help and the promise of a gift, he succeeds and receives a Barlow knife. At Sunday school, he shows off to impress the ne

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- [The Pinch-Bug and His Prey](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/v-the-pinch-bug-and-his-prey.md)
- [Tom Meets Becky](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/vi-tom-meets-becky.md)
- [Tick-Running and a Heartbreak](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/vii-tick-running-and-a-heartbreak.md)
- [A Pirate Bold to Be](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/viii-a-pirate-bold-to-be.md)
- [IX: Tragedy in the Graveyard](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/ix-tragedy-in-the-graveyard.md)
- [Dire Prophecy of the Howling Dog](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/x-dire-prophecy-of-the-howling-dog.md)
- [Conscience Racks Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xi-conscience-racks-tom.md)
- [The Cat and the Painkiller](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xii-the-cat-and-the-painkiller.md)
- [The Pirate Crew Set Sail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xiii-the-pirate-crew-set-sail.md)
- [Happy Camp of the Freebooters](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xiv-happy-camp-of-the-freebooters.md)
- [Tom’s Stealthy Visit Home](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xv-tom-s-stealthy-visit-home.md)
- [First Pipes—"I've Lost My Knife"](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xvi-first-pipes-i-ve-lost-my-knife.md)
- [Pirates at Their Own Funeral](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xvii-pirates-at-their-own-funeral.md)
- [Tom Reveals His Dream Secret](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xviii-tom-reveals-his-dream-secret.md)
- [The Cruelty of “I Didn’t Think”](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xix-the-cruelty-of-i-didn-t-think.md)
- [Tom Takes Becky’s Punishment](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xx-tom-takes-becky-s-punishment.md)
- [Eloquence—and the Master’s Guilded Dome](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxi-eloquence-and-the-master-s-guilded-dome.md)
- [Huck Finn Quotes Scriptures](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxii-huck-finn-quotes-scriptures.md)
- [The Salvation of Muff Potter](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxiii-the-salvation-of-muff-potter.md)
- [Splendid Days and Fearsome Nights](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxiv-splendid-days-and-fearsome-nights.md)
- [Seeking the Buried Treasure](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxv-seeking-the-buried-treasure.md)
- [Real Robbers Seize the Box of Gold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxvi-real-robbers-seize-the-box-of-gold.md)
- [XXVII: Trembling on the Trail](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxvii-trembling-on-the-trail.md)
- [XXVIII: In the Lair of Injun Joe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxviii-in-the-lair-of-injun-joe.md)
- [XXIX: Huck Saves the Widow](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxix-huck-saves-the-widow.md)
- [Tom and Becky in the Cave](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxx-tom-and-becky-in-the-cave.md)
- [Found and Lost Again](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxi-found-and-lost-again.md)
- [Turn Out! They're Found!](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxii-turn-out-they-re-found.md)
- [XXXIII: The Fate of Injun Joe](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxiii-the-fate-of-injun-joe.md)
- [Floods of Gold](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxiv-floods-of-gold.md)
- [Respectable Huck Joins the Gang](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/xxxv-respectable-huck-joins-the-gang.md)
- [Conclusion](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/conclusion.md)
- [Endnotes](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/tom_sawyer_se/chapters/endnotes.md)

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